SECTION 1

25 Questions

Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each problem in your head or
in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then look at the five suggested answers and decide which
one is best.

Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is
stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.

Sample problem:
5,413 (A) 586
– 4,827 (B) 596
(C) 696
(D) 1,586
(E) 1,686
B C D E

1. If three times a number is 9, what is the number? USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 12
(E) 27

2. If three dozen slices of pizza are divided equally

among 36 people at a birthday party, how many slices
will each person have?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 12

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 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
3. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 6?
(A) 353
(B) 356
(C) 358
(D) 360
(E) 362

4. 19 + 31 + 11 is closest to
(A) 10 + 30 + 10
(B) 15 + 40 + 10
(C) 20 + 30 + 10
(D) 20 + 30 + 20
(E) 20 + 40 + 15

1 ,2 , 3 4
5. 4 8 12, ∎ , …
In the number pattern above, ∎ =
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16
(E) 20

6. Aaron received tickets to a concert and divided them

equally among himself and his four friends. Which of
the following expressions shows the number of tickets
that each person received?
(A) /4
(B) +4
(C) −4
(D) −5
(E) /5

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 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
7. Caroline had a one hour nap, and then slept for seven
hours. What fraction of the full day was Caroline
asleep?

(A) 1 4

(B) 1 3

(C) 2 3

(D) 4 24

(E) 7 24

8. If = 2and = 19 ,then =
(A) 9.5
(B) 17
(C) 21
(D) 29
(E) 38

9. Nathan reads four books in the fall and two books in

the winter. In the summer, he reads twice the number
of books he reads in the fall. In the spring, he reads
half the number of books he reads in the fall. If he
continues to read at the same rate, how many books
will he read in two full years?
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 22
(D) 24
(E) 32

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10. In Figure 1, the radius of the circle is 4. If a line
segment is drawn inside the circle so it does not
extend beyond the circle’s outer edge, the line segment
could have any of the following lengths EXCEPT:
(A) 10
(B) 8 4
(C) 7
(D) 6
(E) 4 Figure 1

11. The cost of go-karting is dollars for the first ten laps
around the track and dollars for each additional lap.
What is the cost, in dollars, of go-karting for 17 laps?
(A) + ( × 7)
(B) + ( × 7)
(C) ( × 10) +
(D) ( × 10) +
(E) 17 + +

12. If Figure 2 is a rectangle, then =

(A) 45
(B) 60
(C) 90
(D) 180 x°
(E) 360 Figure 2

13. If 40 percent of a number is 200, then 10 percent of

the same number is
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 50
(D) 140
(E) 190

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Questions 14-15 are based on the graph in Figure 3.
14. Which of the following statements is correct? Jack's Annual Television Sales
(A) In 2004, Jack sold exactly twice as many 22
20

Number of Televisions Sold

televisions as he sold in 2002.
18
(B) Jack sold the same number of televisions 16
in 2005 as in 2007. 14
12
(C) In 2007, Jack sold more than twice as 10
many televisions as in 2003. 8
(D) Jack sold the most televisions in 2007. 6
4
(E) None of the above statements are 2
correct. 0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Figure 3

15. In 2006, the employee of the year sold 36 televisions.

In 2006, Jack’s television sales were what fraction of
the employee of the year’s sales?

(A) 1 2

(B) 1 3

(C) 2 3

(D) 3 5

(E) 6 7

16. A safari company offers group tours that cost $100 for
two people and $20 more for each additional person. If
five people share the cost of the tour equally, how
much does each person pay?
(A) $20.00
(B) $24.00
(C) $32.00
(D) $35.00
(E) $40.00

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 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
17. 498.57 =

(A) 49 + + +

(B) 498 + +

(C) 498 + +

(D) 498 + +

(E) 498 + +

18. In Figure 4, LMNO is a square. If the length of KL is 8

and the length of LO is 3, what is the area of the K L M
rectangle JKMN?
(A) 21
(B) 24
(C) 28 J O N
(D) 33 Figure 4
(E) 36

19. There were 17 sunny days this year, which was 18

fewer than last year. Two years ago, there were three
times as many sunny days as there were this year.
How many total sunny days were there in all three
years?
(A) 35
(B) 51
(C) 54
(D) 103
(E) 104

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20. How many fifths are there in 5 ?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 25
(E) 27

21. The Smith family has four children. Matt is 5 years

older than Kim. Kim is half Kyle’s age. Meg is older
than Kyle, but not Matt. Who is the second youngest
child?
(A) Matt
(B) Kim
(C) Kyle
(D) Meg
(E) It cannot be determined from the information
given.

22. In Figure 5, an empty glass with a flat, circular rim is

placed upside down on a piece of paper. Which of the
following shows all of the points where the glass
touches the paper?

(A)

(D)
(B)

Figure 5
(C)

(E)

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 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
23. Patrick started at point A. He traveled 2 km north, 2
km east, 2 km south, and 3 km west. How far is he
from where he started?
(A) 1 km north
(B) 1 km east
(C) 1 km west
(D) 2 km south
(E) 3 km west

24. If ∎ = + 2, what is the value of∎2?

(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 10
(E) 12

25. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 171.

What is the largest number?
(A) 55
(B) 57
(C) 58
(D) 59
(E) 61

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